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phalaris
Hive Bee posted 02-14-2000 11:54 PM
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I have an idea which I think is interesting, and I have been unable to find any information on the subject.
Benzoyl peroxide has an interesting structure - two benzene rings joined by four oxygen molecules... That long string of oxygen molecules looks surprisingly easy to attack to make...
It looks like this:
http://194.196.248.66/cat/web2.disp_struct?v_id=801641
Benzoyl peroxide is easily available as 10% of OTC acne medications. It could probably be extracted by a wash with water, careful dehydration, extraction with the appropriate solvents, cromatographed, and crystalized. It may only necessary to do parts of this procedure (thus saving effort), but I am quite sure that it would work.
I think it may be possible to hydrogenate it to benzaldehyde. Anybody ever heard of anyone doing this?
I think that simply bubbling hydrogen through a solution of benzoyl peroxide in methanol (with a trace of HCl), it would become benzaldehyde. A catalyst might be needed, but I doubt it. Heat or pressure might be necessary though. Is this worth trying, or is it a waste of time?
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phalaris
Hive Bee posted 02-14-2000 11:56 PM
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My apologies for typos in the previous post.
phalaris
Hive Bee posted 02-15-2000 12:12 AM
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Dammit! I meant two oxygen molecules.
I blame the ganja.
Osmium
PimpBee posted 02-15-2000 05:17 AM
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Benzoyl peroxide is in polyester resin hardener. Cheap, easy, everywhere.
BUT, I don't think that your idea will work. There is a variant of the ozone oxidation workup, where Zn/AcOH is used. Maybe this will work, but I'm not very confident. You will most likely end up with benzoic acid.
Wizard X
PimpBee posted 02-15-2000 07:33 PM
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phalaris: Benzoic acid + SOCl2 => C6H5COCl
Benzoic acid chloride, C6H5COCl
C6H5COCl + Pd/BaSO4/Quinine/H2=> C6H5CHO +HCl
CHEM GUY
Hive Bee posted 02-16-2000 12:13 AM
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Why would you want to synthesize benzylaldehyde? Just get almond oil... ~90% benzylaldehyde. Then separate... somehow. It seems a lot easier doesn't it
phalaris
Hive Bee posted 02-18-2000 12:01 AM
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CHEMGUY: It was merely an idea that I had some months ago. I have also considered the almond oil route - distillation seems like it would be the best method.
I was under the impression that almond oil was only about 10% benzaldehyde.
phalaris
Hive Bee posted 02-18-2000 03:59 AM
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I believe that is is possible to go from benzoic acid to bezaldehyde directly with lithium aluminum hydride.
Osmium
PimpBee posted 02-18-2000 06:10 AM
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No, but maybe you can do that with LAH/BuOH -----> LiAlH(BuO)3.
Jeeze guys this is really not an option. Wasting LAH to prepare benzaldehydes??
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